Cuban embargo emerges as political issue in Florida – Florida Gov. Rick Scott took issue Monday with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist’s view that the United States embargo has outlived its usefulness. Crist, while governor in 2010, said he supported the embargo but now states lifting it could help Florida’s economy. Miami Herald

Mom of Missing Sanford Girl: I Buried Child in Putnam – A Sanford woman told police her 2-year-old daughter died last week, and she buried her in a shallow grave in Putnam County. Investigators discovered Tariji Gordon missing Monday after following up on a request to conduct a welfare check on 32-year-old Rachel Fryer and her family. On Tuesday, authorities confirmed they found a child’s body in Putnam County. Orlando Sentinel

Florida Ranks No. 5 in Nation for Student AP Success – Florida was ranked fifth in the nation for the percentage of 2013 graduates who passed at least one AP exam by the College Board’s “10th Annual Report to the Nation.” Florida, with 23.7 percent, was 2.3 percentage points behind the leader, Maryland, and 3.7 percentage points above the national average. Tampa Bay Times